Yeah - that'd be really clever!I sorely tempted to clip them with the mirror at time
There is always a footpath there, they just choose not to use it, and choose the road instead.with a completely empty footpath beside them !!!!!
There is a tall, skinny, gangly guy who runs home each evening at rushhour through Milltown and Dundrum and seems to spend much of his time out on the road, outside of the parked cars, presumably to avoid pedestrians. This is my space as a cyclist, so I normally let a large roar just as I get close to him. He usually jumps about 2 foot into the air and waves his arms like a windmill on acid.
I confess that I'm actually looking forward to seeing him these days.
But the joggers in the cycle paths are another huge problem. Avoid eye contact while heading at speed straight for them is usually my favoured tactic.
There is a tall, skinny, gangly guy who runs home each evening at rushhour through Milltown and Dundrum and seems to spend much of his time out on the road, outside of the parked cars, presumably to avoid pedestrians. This is my space as a cyclist, so I normally let a large roar just as I get close to him. He usually jumps about 2 foot into the air and waves his arms like a windmill on acid.
I confess that I'm actually looking forward to seeing him these days.
But the joggers in the cycle paths are another huge problem. Avoid eye contact while heading at speed straight for them is usually my favoured tactic.
This is the 21st century - men also push buggies you know...mums with buggies used as 'car stoppers'
This is the 21st century - men also push buggies you know...
Getting back to the OP's comment - isn't it obvious why the joggers don't use the footpath and use the road instead?
Because the cyclists are using the footpath!(excluding RainyDay of course!)
Why the road? Several reasons;
One of the prime ones - tarmac is softer than concrete - you mightn't notice but it is.
Footpaths are all up and down - murder on the joints.
Dogs crap all over the footpath - you tend to notice it less when running - ugh!
Joggers, jogging in pairs - and earphones - can't get them to move.
Vehicles with tails sticking out of driveways, blocking the path.
Vehicles parked with two and even four wheels on the footpath.
Cyclists in dark clothing and no lights, cycling on footpath.
Skips on footpaths
Builders materials on footpath
Bins, bags and other rubbish on footpath.
Big one - motorists who drive blindly out to the edge of the path, as if nobody could possibly be passing their gate.
People walking dogs, with 40 foot invisible leads - It's always your fault that you, the dog owner and Fido end up in knots!
Another big, big one! Dogs lying in ambush behind pillars- Take that off your faces all you anti-runner ranters!!
............ so and the list goes on....
Why not the road?
Here's several reasons....
It's the road.
It's the road.
It's the road.
and the list goes on....
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